SET CAMHS Practitioner

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The closing date is 05 March 2026

We are looking for either a clinician with a professional registration (i.e. Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist) or two years or more experience of working directly with children or adults with a learning disability to come and work within NELFT's Essex wide SET CAMHS Learning Disabilities team.

The team provides mental health services to children and young people with severe to profound learning disabilities who may also have related complex developmental disorders, often including an additional Autistic Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. The team is based in Chelmsford and offers a specialist community‑based mental health service across Essex to children, young people and their parents and professionals who care and support them at home and in all environments.

As a clinician you will be expected to undertake skilled assessments and provide interventions to this client group and the systems that support them and their families around their mental health issues.

The service provides the latest evidence‑based NICE‑compliant psychological interventions to children and young people with severe to profound learning disabilities and their families experiencing emotional well‑being and mental health difficulties, taking into account the individual circumstances of each child and their system.

You will have a background in learning disabilities or relevant experience of working with people with a learning disability and their families. You will need the skills to support the system around our children and young people who will have a severe to profound learning disability and emotional and mental health issues.

Driven by the principles underpinning the Thrive model with the latest evidence‑based NICE‑compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing mental health difficulties.

As part of the multi‑disciplinary team you will:

• Undertake school and community‑based assessments, delivering a range of interventions to children and young people with a learning disability.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of care including working and liaising with multi‑disciplinary teams and other agencies.
• Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence‑based interventions in line with the Thrive Model.
• Promote the mental and emotional health of children and young people with learning disabilities and families in the community through clinical interventions.
• Take part in consultation and training to support internal and external agencies regarding children with additional neuro‑developmental diagnosis.
• In return, you will receive training and development, supervision and developmental contact with other professional networks as appropriate.

Full job description is attached.

Starting with NELFT NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

NELFT is an experienced provider of Mental Health Services for Children and Young People, already providing these services across Essex. It is also one of England’s largest NHS Foundation Trusts. We provide community health services for children and young people with physical health needs in south‑West Essex and in the four London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham,…